Loyal Heights Elementary School vs Stevens Elementary School

Loyal Heights Elementary School and Stevens Elementary School are both kindergarten-through-fifth-grade schools in Seattle, Washington, yet their overall ratings tell markedly different stories. Stevens Elementary School earns a 9.7/10 on MySchoolScout versus Loyal Heights Elementary School's 8.7/10 — a full point separating them — and that gap is reflected in their state ranks: Stevens Elementary School sits at #2 of 2,225 Washington elementary schools, while Loyal Heights Elementary School ranks #142 of 2,225. Both are high performers in absolute terms, but Stevens Elementary School's position near the very top of the state is exceptional.

Academically, the delta is real but modest: Stevens Elementary School scores 9.7/10 versus Loyal Heights Elementary School's 9.3/10. The growth score gap is identical in magnitude — Stevens Elementary School at 9.7/10 versus Loyal Heights Elementary School's 8.9/10 — suggesting that Stevens Elementary School is not just serving high-achieving students but also accelerating learning at an above-average pace relative to where students start. An 0.8-point growth advantage across a full state sample of 2,225 schools is a substantive difference, not noise.

The demographic profiles of the two schools diverge considerably. Loyal Heights Elementary School enrolls 533 students compared to Stevens Elementary School's 151 — more than three times the headcount — and carries a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1 versus Stevens Elementary School's 12.6:1. That five-student-per-teacher difference translates to meaningfully more individual attention at Stevens Elementary School. The free and reduced-price lunch rates also differ: 10% at Loyal Heights Elementary School versus 32% at Stevens Elementary School, indicating Stevens Elementary School serves a broader economic cross-section of Seattle families despite its smaller size.

Both schools cover the same grade band, KG–05, so neither offers an extended program range advantage. The schools sit 5.3 miles apart within Seattle, making geography a practical consideration for families weighing proximity against performance tier. For parents who weight state-level standing and growth trajectory above all else, the gap between #2 and #142 in Washington is the defining number on this page.